Procurement Coordinator Third Party Manufacter / Copacker

Work Content

Procurement strategy development

• Develop and execute supply strategies, ensuring total alignment with global strategies when applicable;
• Manage relationship with suppliers;
• Manage all risks of supply and develop contingence plans;
• Develop market analysis;
• Analyse SRM data to ensure best service level from suppliers;
• Map potential Third Party Manufacters in Latam to attend the business needs;
• Benchmark with Global team to define the appropriate strategy.

Procurement strategy execution

• Ensures that end-users requirements are sufficiently detailed;
• Accountable for all prices to be placed within service level agreement (SLA) limits;
• Follows up on projects execution activities and takes appropriate action;
• Identify/action cost reduction programmes/procedures;
• Administers the tendering system (SAP/ARIBA);
• Manages and submits monthly work reports to the procurement manager;
• Visit suppliers with frequency to guarantee service level and continues improvement.

Supply base management

• Analyses data related to macro and microenvironment, market sectors, develops knowledge on industry characteristics and trends;
• Builds cost models to determine should cost and total cost of ownership (TCO) of supplier commodities to support supplier negotiations;
• Takes cognizance of requests from end-users and suppliers for the adding and/or removal of items to contracts and informs contract management accordingly;
• Develops and implements strategies for negotiations with suppliers;
• Build a robust contract in order to protect the business;
• Define strategy of TPM’s per region and technologies.

Stakeholder relationship management

• Promotes interaction with end-users to ensure supplier development and appreciation of end-user requirements;
• Establishes and maintains effective supplier relationships with suppliers, so that the benefits of better communication and understanding may be reaped by the company;
• Keeps the end-users informed regarding the latest issues involving their requirements and the influences that external forces could have on their situation;
• Liaise with end users/stakeholders;
• Facilitates communication and information flow between end-users and the supply market.

Daily activities management

• Manage priorities and provides guidance on how purchase requisitions should be tackled with operational team;
• Ensure systems, policies and procedure adherence;
• Ensures that local sourcing practices and processes conform to overall procurement policies;
• Keep contracts always updated and validated with all areas envolved.

Requirements & Skills

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing;
• Strong knowledge in cost management;
• University Graduated;
• Advanced English level;
• Advanced Spanish level;
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office Excel;
• Domain of negotiation techniques and Strategic Sourcing.

Advanced Requirements (nice to have)

• Strong knowledge of Market and main supplier of Direct Materials and Third Party Manufacters and copackers;
• SAP/Ariba systems previous experience;
• SRM previous experience;
• Basic Spanish level.

Behavior Skills

• Sense of individual responsability and ownership;
• Proactively seek improvements. Be a solution provider;
• Maintain a healthy focus and attitude under pressure;
• Analytical skills and critical sense. Challenge the status quo;
• Focus on conducting the business in a profitable and sustainable manner;
• Flexible and open to new challenges and changes.

Location and format of work:

• São Paulo/SP - Vila Olímpia;
• Hybrid model - 2 days in the office and 3 remotely.